THE SCARLET FAN
an opera by Kumiko Tanaka
Libretto Keijo Yamamoto, based on the idea of Keijo Yamamoto and Kenji Vakay
Staging Shinji Tava
Lighting Kenji Yunoki
Title Operator Mayumi Oyama
Aoi – Rika Kunikata
Yoichi – Kenji Vakay
Nii – Rika Vatanabe
Yoshitsune – Shyova Maeda
Kenremonin – Megumi Kumano
Noritsune – Shinji Namikawa
Shino – Kadzumi Murakawa Шино – Кадзуми Муракава
Yoshiko – Chiemi Nishimura
Orchestra of the Stara Zagora State Opera
Choir of Shikoku Nikikay
Choir of the Stara Zagora State Opera
Coopruduction of “Shikoku Nikikay” and the Stara Zagora State Opera

The White Army of Taira is losing the battle. Can a brave idea bring back the belligerent spirit – in a small boat the silhouette of a woman. Aoi holds a scarlet fan in her hands with which she challenges for the last time the Red Army of Minamoto. With this almost impossible mission burdens himself the excellent shooter Yoichi. The women of the clan of Taira are faced with inevitable death. A battle for death or life for the leader of Minamoto, Yoshitsune, and his warrior Yonchi. The fateful arrow is flying…
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes with one interval
Performed in Japanese with titles in Bulgarian
Premiere: 6 October 2018